both have done business with the government. more than $800,000 of drug orders were placed with them from government agencies since 2007. together thousands of doses have been formulated, and now both have shut down their operations. >> and i'll tell you as well, the massachusetts department of health did not say there is evidence of contamination when it comes to products for ameridose. we're still trying to find out what is the connection between this 800-pound gorilla, ameridose and necc, and what that might mean for consumers going forward. >> the bottom line is the federal officials, the fda, is not responsible for overseeing the quality at these compounding pharmacies. it's up to state officials? >> well, ameridose does two things, they do manufacture some medications, which comes under the purview of the fda, but they also do ad mixing, mixing together different medicine. that's the same thing we talked about with necc. that is a state-regulated thing. >> stay with us. lily ann carrie is one of the women who died. she die